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MAN SUES 1-800-FLOWERS FOR EXPOSING HIS AFFAIR: Oops, service sends thank you note to wife instead of girlfriend.
*Viewers of the “Today Show” Monday morning saw Leroy Greer and his lawyer Kennitra Foote attempt to explain the logic behind their $1 million lawsuit against 1-800-Flowers for inadvertently exposing him as a cheater.
In his lawsuit, filed Aug 6 in Texas Southern District Court, Greer says he bought a dozen long-stemmed roses for his girlfriend through 1-800-Flowers, but requested that his purchase be kept private.
Greer began dating the woman after filing for divorce from his wife in January 2006. But a few months after the flowers were sent, Greer reconciled with his wife, and she moved back in to his Missouri City, Texas home, according to Foote.
Soon, a thank-you note from 1-800-Flowers arrived in the mailbox and was picked up by Greer’s wife, Bernice. Confused, she phoned the company, and they faxed her the receipt for clairification.
"Just wanted to say that I love you and you mean the world to me!" read the greeting from Greer to his girlfriend, whose name and address were included in the receipt for more than $100 in roses and a stuffed animal.
Needless to say, Bernice Greer moved out again, continued with the divorce and is now requesting more money from the court because of her husband's now-documented infidelity, according to Foote.
Along the bottom of the fax, Greer's wife apparently added her own comment, according to a copy included in the suit. "Be a man!" it began. "If you got caught red handed then don't still lie. Your T-Mobile has her number so why still lie."
Greer’s is suing the company for breach of contract. He claims a sales representative promised him before his purchase that the company would not send notice of the transaction to his home or business.
As a result of the infidelity claims, Greer's wife is now asking for an additional $300,000, as well as $4,000 to $5,000 a month in child support for the boy the couple had together.
"Infidelity is one of the things that would qualify as a pendulum-swinger in a divorce case," Foote said. "And now the wife has cold, hard evidence, and it is solely because of 1-800-Flowers."
Meanwhile, the flower service has released the following statement regarding the case:
"At 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, we take pride in creating relationships with our customers by recognizing and thanking them for their business," the statement said. "We take all matters relating to our customers seriously; however, we are not responsible for an individual's personal conduct. Beyond this, it is the company's policy not to comment on pending litigation and legal matters."
